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A. KRAUTH, DEC'D. r. a. DIESBACH, ADMINISTRATOR.

FOLDING MUSIC STAND. APPLICATION FILED AUG-23, I91]- Patented July 8, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT KRAUTH, OF HAMILTON, OHIO; FRITZ G. DIESBAGH, ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID ALBERT KRAUTI-I, DECEASED.

FOLDING MUSIC-STAND.

Application filed August 23, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT KRAUTH, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Music-Stands, of which the following specification is a full disclosure.

My invention relates to an improvement in a collapsible music stand.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved tension or friction grip for the telescoping members, constituting the vertically adjustable support for the rack.

Another object is to improve the construction of the adjustable page-holder on the rack.

The features of the invention will be more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the music rack.

.F 2 is an enlarged detail plan view on line 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged elevation of the lower end of one of the telescoping rack supporting members.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section through two of the telescoping rack supporting members, showing the normal position of the friction retaining member in dotted lines. 7

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the member shown in Fig. 4.

The adjustable stem comprises the outer and inner telescoping tube members 1, 2, vertically supported by a floor base, not shown. The upper end of member 2 supports the music-rack 3, having the music-holding base ledge & and collapsible or lattice-like arms 5, upon which and the ledge, the music book or sheets are placed.

At one end of the inner member 2, the

.metal of the tube is diametrically cut away,

forming longitudinal slots 6. In this tube Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Serial No. 187,856.

end is riveted a short ferrule 7 having blade springs 8, springing outward radially through slots 6, before the tubes are telescoped.

These springs are first compressed into the diameter of tube 2, and then this tube is insorted into tube 1, the springs bearing frictionally against the interior peripheral surface of outer tube 1, and causing a grip, sufliciently rigid to hold the parts in adjusted position and sufficiently yielding to permit of telescopic height adjustment of the rack.

Each end of the ledge 4, is rolled downwardly upon itself to form the eyes 9, extending transversely to the ledge length. In each of these eyes is swiveled an elbow tube 10, in the outer end of which is secured a wire finger 11, secured by kinking the tube at 12.

This construction avoids a welding, soldering or rivet fastening. These fingers are angularly adjustable in a plane adjacent to and in front of and parallel with the arms 5, for holding the music on the ledge between the fingers and arms.

These constructions are cheap, strong, convenient and eflicient.

Having described my invention, I claim:

In a music-stand, a rack comprising a base edge, the opposite ends of which are bent into transversely extending bearing eyes, collapsible arms projecting from the rear margin of the rack, an elbow tube swiveled in each eye with its upper end angularly adjustable in a plane parallel with the arms, and a finger secured in each of said adjustable ends of the elbow tube.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name, as attested by the two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT ,KRAUTH.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. MQGILLIARD, ELLA OLENDENIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

